It'll have to be through me since he doesn't have a computer. He's in his 80s. Flew Dauntlesses and later Corsairs in WW II in the Corps. He flew over on MacArthru's side. I didn't even know they had Marines over there. In Korea, he flew AD Skyraiders.
Drop me a line at my home e-mail and I'll keep you up on our progress. We are still designing now.
He is talking about a balsa cowl.
Due to the struts, it may have to be a 1-piece plane. Maybe plug in wings.
The airfoil on the MAN plane is fairly thin so we'll probably go to his semi airfoil. We have had 2 planes with it, a Douglas A-17 and a Vultee A-35 Vengeance, both from his plans and it flies well. I think you need good lift on a float plane or lots of power.
We won't make working rudders on the little fins-too much trouble.
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